Colorado Avalanche Beat Wild 9-6 in High-Scoring Game 1

The Avalanche led 3-0 early but faced a resilient Wild team that scored three goals in the second period to briefly take the lead. However, goals by Cale Makar and Nazem Kadri in the third period propelled Colorado to a 9-6 triumph. Colorado is now 5-0 in the playoffs, while Minnesota's six goals were the most ever allowed in a playoff loss. Jesper Wallstedt made 34 saves for Minnesota, and Scott Wedgewood stopped 30 shots for the Avs. moryak.biz

Game 2 is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. Central.